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Old 10-13-2013, 11:51 AM   #1180
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I would also point out that a blacker text is not necessarily going to provide more contrast. If the text is blacker and the font is thinner, it might be less contrasty. If the text is blacker and the background is whiter, it might be more contrasty. However, if the text is blacker and the background is whiter, but the background is also dirty/dingy/shadowy looking, it might be less contrasty.
Contrast, as quoted by eInk is not a subjective measure, dependent upon choice of fonts, etc, but a purely objective quantity measured by an instrument called a photometer, which measures the whiteness of the whites, and the blackness of the blacks.
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